Giancarlo Ceccarelli (born 31 August 1956 in
Frascati
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) is a retired Italian
football
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er. He played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
After playing in
Lazio
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youth teams he went to play in
Serie B
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for 4 years, during which he gained a promotion in
Serie A
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with
Avellino
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. After a relegation with
Sambenedettese
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History
Foundation
The club was founded in 1923 as ''U.S. Sambenedettese''.
In 195 ...
he continued his career in
Serie C1
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and
Serie C2
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and retired in 1985.
Career
1973–1976 Lazio 0 (0)
1976–1977 Brescia 1 (0)
1977–1978 Avellino 26 (2)
1978–1981 Sambenedettese 62 (3)
1981–1982 Rende 33 (2)
1982–1983 Forlì 16 (0)
1983–1984 Giulianova 27 (3)
1984–1985 Olbia 34 (0)
References
External links
1956 births
Living people
People from Frascati
Italian footballers
S.S. Lazio players
A.S. Sambenedettese players
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Association football midfielders
Footballers from Lazio
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital